One Shining Podcast with Titus and Tate

Two of The Ringer’s most overly obsessed basketball lovers, Mark Titus and Tate Frazier, from the hoop states of Indiana and North Carolina, talk through all the many happenings in the world of college basketball and beyond!

For the debut of their new(ish) podcast, The Ringer's Mark Titus and Tate Frazier sit down to kick off part one of their two-part NCAA Basketball preview. The guys picked their top 25 most interesting teams of the 2017-18 season. Part one features picks 11 thru 25, including: Georgetown, USC, Xavier, Baylor, Missouri, and more.

The Ringer's Mark Titus and Tate Frazier sit down for Part two of their two-part NCAA basketball preview. The guys pick their top-25 most interesting teams of the 2017-18 season. Part 2 features picks 1 through 10, including Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Louisville, and Arizona.

The Ringer's Mark Titus and Tate Frazier lay out the hard-hitting news items from the opening weekend of the season. Including: the rise of the SEC basketball scene (2:20), deciphering Grayson Allen's career-high showing in Chicago (24:45), and determining whether or not Bryce Drew is a good recruiter (50:30).

The Ringer's Mark Titus and Tate Frazier recap some of the week's games, including Xavier-Wisconsin, Northwestern-Creighton, and more (0:53). Then they speculate on some Player of the Year candidates (20:00), look ahead to the "Feast Week" tournaments (32:10), and try to solve the Michael Porter mystery (44:10).

The Ringer's Mark Titus and Tate Frazier finally put an end to Feast Week! Together they recap their holiday and the feeling of college basketball overload (0:15). Then they break down Villanova's win at the Battle 4 Atlantis (7:25), Arizona and "Good Guy" Sean Miller's tough road ahead (17:35), and Collin Sexton's wild performance against Minnesota (29:48). Finally they recap some of their favorite games from the PK80 tournament (41:20) and talk about some big games to watch this week (70:10).

The Ringer's Mark Titus and Tate Frazier break the news that the Big 10 still isn't great! Together they recap some games from the ACC-Big 10 Challenge including Georgia Tech-Northwestern, Michigan State-Notre Dame, Duke-Indiana, and more (3:10). Then they debate who's the second best team in the country (30:40), and close out by discussing some games to look forward to this weekend (44:00).

The Ringer's Mark Titus and Tate Frazier rehash Xavier's win over Cincinnati in the Crosstown Shootout and the comedy that ensued (2:55). "Good Guy, Bag Guy" returns as Titus and Tate examine Florida State's thrashing of Florida and more (18:40). Against their better judgement, they also revisit Wichita State (36:30) and add Seton Hall to the sleepers list (50:40). Then they go over some news, including LiAngelo Ball's UCLA exit (53:00), and close out with some games to watch this week (63:00).

The Ringer's Mark Titus and Tate Frazier discuss the enigma that is the power ranking (0:15). Then they ask "Is Arizona back?" (32:45), and go over some upcoming games to watch (48:10). They close out by trying to solve producer Kyle's holiday party plus-one dilemma (50:30).